Improvement in fountains for containing aerated beverages



J. MATTHEWS. .FOUNTAINS FOR CNTAINING AERATED BEVERAGES. No

Patented July 4. 187B.

N.PF.RS. PHTO-LITHDGRAFHER. WASHINGTON. D. C.

lLINtTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MATTHEWS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

llVlPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAINS FOR CONTAINING AERATED BEVERAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 179,583, dated July 4, 1876; application tiled May 2, 1876.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MATTHEWS, of the city, county, and State ot' New York, have invented certain new and useful lm provements in Fountains for Containing Aerated Beverages; and do hereby declare that the follow ing is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the saine, reference beingl'iad to the accompanyiugdra wing, and to the letters ofreferencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l shows a longitudinal section of my invention.

The improvement consists vin forming the bung for the cock or plug of the fountain .in such a manner that a recess for the soft metal or other washer is obtained. It also consists in protecting the inner 'ace of the metal bung.

In the drawing, L is the metallic bung; F, the fountain, ease., or shell; b, nut to hold the bungin position; c, recess for washer; e. body ot' faucet; d, screw-thread stem of faucet; and g, the lining of the fountain.

Recesses in the top ofthe fountain-case have been long used, but may be more easily constructed by placing them in the bung, as shown, the bung` being made of a separate piece of metal. The Washers may also be more readily turned or trued. The first part of the invention, therefore, consists in forming a rep cess, c, in the top of the bung, so as to hold a washer between thc bung and the screw-faucet stem.

The second part of the invention consists in carrying the lining ot the fountain over the flange of the bung, so as to protect the inner end ofthe bung. It is -usual to carry the lin ing between the bung and the fountain-case. This leaves the bung, which is usually 0f brass, exposed to the action ot' the beverage, which thereby becomes contaminated. By carrying the lining g over the internal face ofthe bung` and soldering it thereon, the bung is protected against all action from the'aerated water or other beverage, and these are not liable to become contaminated.

This invention is applicable to all kinds of fountains or reservoirs in which a metallic bung` is inserted with a draft-faucet.

Having described my invention,what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A metallic bung, provided with a recess, c, in combination with faucet ed, substantially as described.

2. In a fountain, a lining carried over the inner face ot' a metallic bung, and soldered thereto, substantially as shown, so as to protect the bung against corrosion, as set forth.

ln testimony that I claim the foregoing as lmy own I affix my signa-ture in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN MATTHEWS.

Witnesses:

W. I. SLoAN, B. F. HALL. 

